Synthesis and evaluation of 2-amino-6-fluoro-9-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethylbut-1-yl)purine mono- and diesters as potential prodrugs of penciclovir
摘要:
2-Amino-6-fluoro-9-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethlbut-1-yl)purine (7), and its mono- and diesters 8-15 were prepared and evaluated for their potential as prodrugs of penciclovir. Treatment of 2-amino-6-chloro-9-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethylbut-1-yl)purine (5) with trimethylamine in THF followed by a reaction of the resulting trimethylammonium chloride salt 6 with KF in DMF afforded 2-amino-6-fluoro-9-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethylbut-1-yl)purine (7) in 80% yield. Esterification of 7 with an appropriate acid anhydride [Ac2O, (EtCO)(2)O, (n-PrCO)(2)O, or (i-PrCO)(2)O] in DMF in the presence of a catalytic amount of DMAP produced the mono-esters 8-11 in 42-45% yields and diesters 12-15 in 87-99% yields. Of the prodrugs tested in rats, the monoisobutyrate 11 was the most efficiently absorbed and metabolized to 7, showing the mean maximum total concentration of penciclovir (5.5 mu g/mL) and 7 (10.8 mu g/mL) in the blood was much higher than the mean maximum concentration of penciclovir (11.5 mu g/mL) from famciclovir. However, the mean concentrations of penciclovir from it were lower than those from famciclovir because of the limited conversion of a major metabolite 7 to penciclovir by adenosine deaminase. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.